M4963
£16,500
Description
A Chinese porcelain blue and white brushpot (bitong) of cylindrical form, painted on one side with a standing fisherman holding a pole in the prow of a boat in a mountainous river landscape scene all within an enclosed rectangular panel, the other side painted with three bronze vessels, one with lotus flowers, surrounded by two auspicious objects, a weiqi board and a leaf.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
4 3/8 inches, 11.1cm diameter, 5 ½ inches, 14cm height.
Condition
Excellent.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in the collection of Quek Kiok Lee, Singapore.
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